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Cryptococcal olecranon bursitis in cirrhosis
1University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver.
The Journal of Rheumatology
|January 1, 1992
Abstract:
A 47-year-old man with cirrhosis developed a case of previously unreported olecranon bursitis due to Cryptococcus neoformans. Most patients with disseminated cryptococcosis have deficiencies in cell mediated immunity. Cirrhosis may be an independent risk factor because of impaired chemotaxis and phagocytosis.